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‘Lego Masters’ Renewed By Fox For Season Three

Michael Malone 03 December 2021

Will Arnett hosts, executive produces

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Sinclair's Biggest DTC Hurdles Remain with MLB and the NBA, Despite NHL Digital Rights Deal

Daniel Frankel 03 December 2021

Sinclair also faces Major League Baseball lockout implications as it tries to transition its debt-ridden regional sports networks to DTC distribution

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FCC Home Page Goes AWOL on Google

John Eggerton 03 December 2021

Direct link no longer comes up in search engine‘s results list

Greg (voiced by Brad Noon) in Diary of a Wimpy Kid on Disney Plus

‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Animated Film on Disney Plus Dec. 3

Michael Malone 03 December 2021

Greg Heffley stumbles through middle school

Rescuing the Rainforest on NBC News

NBC News’ Week-Long Rainforest Report Starts Dec. 5

Michael Malone 03 December 2021

‘Today’, ‘NBC Nightly News, MSNBC all contribute to ‘Rescuing the Rainforest’

VP Kamala Harris

VP Harris Promotes Broadband Investments

John Eggerton 03 December 2021

Cites infrastructure funding impact on affordable internet, small business access

Sinclair also faces Major League Baseball lockout implications as it tries to transition its debt-ridden regional sports networks to DTC distribution — Sinclair's Biggest DTC Hurdles Remain with MLB and the NBA, Despite NHL Digital Rights Deal Sinclair also faces Major League Baseball lockout implications as it tries to transition its debt-ridden regional sports networks to DTC distribution

Jay-Z-produced film played big domestically, but took a back seat to 'Army of the Dead' internationally, according to Netflix’s own internal data — Netflix's Idris Elba Western ‘The Harder They Fall’ Shoots to No. 1 in the U.S. — Nielsen Streaming Ratings for Nov. 1-7 Jay-Z-produced film played big domestically, but took a back seat to 'Army of the Dead' internationally, according to Netflix’s own internal data

On Dec. 9, the second most popular app in all of connected TV, YouTube, will be removed from the No. 1 OTT platform. Can anybody stop this from happening? — Google vs. Roku: What We Know About the Biggest Tech Beef in Streaming Right Now On Dec. 9, the second most popular app in all of connected TV, YouTube, will be removed from the No. 1 OTT platform. Can anybody stop this from happening?

Move follows ViacomCBS' decision to partner up with Comcast for SkyShowtime back in August — Amazon Poaches Paramount Plus Int'l Chief Kelly Day Move follows ViacomCBS' decision to partner up with Comcast for SkyShowtime back in August

Cable operator to launch ESPN’s ACC Network — Comcast Reaches New Carriage Agreement With Walt Disney Co. Cable operator to launch ESPN’s ACC Network

The number of set-top boxes is shrinking, while the number of smart TVs is growing at a similarly steady rate. This is likely to make measurement harder to calculate in the years to come — Wolk: As ACR Grows, Set-Tops Shrink … and TV Measurement Gets Even Trickier The number of set-top boxes is shrinking, while the number of smart TVs is growing at a similarly steady rate. This is likely to make measurement harder to calculate in the years to come

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Sinclair RSNs Renew Digital Rights Agreements With 12 NHL Teams

By Jon Lafayette 03 December 2021

Deals include direct-to-consumer streaming

Broadcasting & Cable

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MARZ Raises $5 Million-Plus To Boost Streaming, Traditional Special Effects Business

By John Eggerton 03 December 2021

Plans to add 100 staffers and goose R&D into AI-driven effects for TV

Broadcasting & Cable

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1091 Pictures Films Part of Vizio WatchFree Plus VOD

By Jon Lafayette 03 December 2021

Independent distributor 1091 Picture said that its films are available as part of the video-on-demand offering added to Vizio’s WatchFree Plus streaming service.

Broadcasting & Cable

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Lifetime Creates Olay ‘Mini-Movie’ For Holiday Season Viewers

By Jon Lafayette 03 December 2021

‘A Merry & Bright Makeover’ features Monique Coleman

Broadcasting & Cable

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Court Shifts to Virtual Oral Argument in Viasat v. FCC

By John Eggerton 02 December 2021

Case revolves around impact of broadband-delivering satellites

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NewFronts Scheduled To Be Held In May and In Person

By Jon Lafayette 02 December 2021

Sessions will be streamed for remote viewing

Broadcasting & Cable

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Cheryle Harrison Named Head of Bounce by Scripps Networks

By Jon Lafayette 02 December 2021

Scripps Networks said it named Cheryle Harrison head of Bounce, the TV network serving African-Americans.

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Business

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Comcast Buys Two Massachusetts Municipal Broadband Systems

By Mike Farrell 02 December 2021

Cable giant snaps up Braintree, Russell muni systems for undisclosed sum

Multichannel News

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Redbox to Deploy Digital Signage on 4,000 DVD Rental Kiosks

By Daniel Frankel 02 December 2021

The recent SPAC IPO just found another revenue stream

Hulu + Live TV

Why Didn't Comcast Pull the Trigger on Selling Its Stake in Hulu?

By David Bloom 02 December 2021

Some observers predicted the just completed carriage talks between Disney and Comcast might make a convenient container in which to resolve Hulu ownership. Why didn’t that happen?

Sinclair president and CEO Chris Ripley

Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley Says RSN Streaming Rights Deals Could Come 'Shortly'

By Mike Farrell 01 December 2021

Broadcast chief says networks have enough content to launch DTC service now

Multichannel News

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Netflix 'Fulfills Pledge' to Put $100 Million in Black-led Banks ... 17 Months After Announcing It

By Daniel Frankel 01 December 2021

Netflix said in June 2020 it was going to move 2% of its holdings into institutions that focus on Black communities

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TiVo Stream 4K: Everything You Need to Know About the New Android TV-Based Dongle

By Josie Rhodes Cook 26 November 2021

Can TiVo pivot away from the DVR business it created and compete with Roku, Amazon and Google?

YouTube TV

Google-Roku Battle Surfaces Again as Latest Roku OS Update Takes Down YouTube TV and Other Apps (Updated)

By Daniel Frankel 23 November 2021

Roku reportedly rolls back an OS update that caused playback problems with a number of apps

TikTok

TikTok Makes Further U.S. Connected TV Push with App Support on Smart TVs Powered by Android TV, Google TV, Samsung and LG OS

By Daniel Frankel 22 November 2021

Chinese streaming giant just began its quest to follow YouTube's connected TV path by debuting on Amazon Fire TV-powered devices last month

IBC

IBC 2021 Hit with Another Cancellation as Broadpeak Pulls Out

By John Eggerton 19 November 2021

Tech company joins Viaccess-Orca, Iredeto, Synamedia, Xytech and others in demurring on Netherlands media tech trade show out of continued COVID-19 concerns

ATSC 3.0: Everything You Need to Know About the Broadcast Industry's 'NextGen' Technology Standard

By Marc Berman, Next TV Staff 18 November 2021

Over-the-air broadcast is still very much alive, with a new standard that enables everything from 4K resolution to Dolby audio

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